Who would have thought a small piece of wood used for picking food out of people's teeth could be art? Burlingame resident Steven Backman saw the possibilities when he was 5 years old. Backman's love ...

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After brewing up 49 uses for tea last month, we came across a household staple even more versatile and valuable. With thanks to "Bon Appetit" and "Readers Digest" magazines, along with a bunch of ...

We've all got a box of toothpicks tucked away in a junk drawer or pantry. Sure, they come in handy for removing food from our teeth, but these tiny wooden sticks are capable of much more! From jazzing ...

SHAKOPEE – Much like any retiree, Shakopee resident Jerry Hackett needed to find a new pastime when he left High Five Erectors, a steel erection company where he worked as an accountant. When he lived ...

It is rare that one cannot see me without a toothpick in my mouth. Perhaps a good substitute for a cigar or one of those psychological dependencies, for whatever reason it is one of my favorite ...

Beth Harris, Raleigh science educator, mom and author, will be sharing all kinds of fun holiday science experiments that you can do at home with the kids. Today, we start with a toothpick star, which ...

CHICAGO – A toothpick is a humble thing, ubiquitous but so commonplace as to be ignored. Not so for Wayne Kusy. For most of his 61 years, toothpicks – thousands of them, millions of them – have been ...